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In an effort to convince all of Japan to enjoy an ice-cold Coca Cola during the hot and humid summer months, Coca Cola Japan has created a campaign giving anyone the chance to win a Coke bottle made out of ice.

Japan takes skin care pretty seriously. Aside from all the parasols, cosmetic-grade sunscreens, and arsenal of lotions stocked at every drug store, some people look for a skin-beautifying boost in the foods they eat.

The currently airing TV anime Bakumatsu Rock is becoming a stage play with the name Ultra Musical Bakumatsu Rock. The original game was released earlier this year and became an overnight sensation. The anime began broadcasting in July and this too...

The official Twitter account for Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazines announced the lead cast, staff, and premiere date for the television anime adaptation of Makoto Kawai's four-panel manga Happy Cooking Graffiti (Kōfuku Graffiti) on Saturday.

According to the latest issue of Manga Time Jumbo magazine by Houbunsha, the manga series "Re-Kan! " will be getting TV Animation. This 4 panel funny yet with horror theme manga created by Hinako Seta, tells a story about a young female named H...

The official website of the Haruhi Hunting campaign has updated their video with a mysterious 708th frame. The new frame is to commemorate the ending of the campaign. All 707 images have been collected and put together frame by frame into a music ...

The official site for the ongoing TV anime HappinessCharge PreCure! announced today on August 9 that the OP song "Happiness Charge Precure! WOW! " singer Sayaka Nakaya (ex-AKB48 member) and the ED song "PreCure Memory" singer Hitomi Yoshida will j...

Wit Studio, which is best known for producing Attack on Titan and Hoozuki no Reitetsu, has announced that they will be doing a new anime project for 2015 and it will be titled The Rolling Girls. A new Twitter page for a new anime has been opened a...

The release date and voice cast for the latest in 5pb. 's series of science adventure games has been revealed. We previously reported about the game being revealed at the Live5pb. 2013 event at the Tokyo Dome City Hall last year.

Announced for the U. S. back in April, Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX! ! ! ! now has a solid release date. Aksys Games is bringing the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita fighter to North America on September 23. Arcana Heart 3's European release will follow ...

Six hours ago, ALTIMA made a daring promise. The Japanese pop trio, responding to a question of whether they would ever cover a Run DMC song, boldly urged members of the press and public to attend their evening Otakon concert.

On August 8th, the AKB48 Group held preliminaries to determine participants for the janken tournament. All Team A, K, B and 4 members (including concurrent members) participate automatically but Team 8 members, Kenkyuusei and sister group members ...

With its August 28 Japanese release drawing ever closer, Persona fighting game Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Atlus has announced a collaboration with select shop Lazy Hazy Planet (LHP) to bring fans some great Persona goodies.

During SBS broadcast of "Power Street" on August 7th, SISTAR and K. Will were exchanging jokes on the show. DJ K. Will started the show by saying that it was gonna be a tough day for him because SISTAR was the special guest.

The iOS version of Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies is coming to North America and Europe, Capcom announced today. A release date for the iOS version has not been announced, but the port will feature HD resolution.

A group of anime industry veterans, including Sword of the Stranger's Masahiro Ando have launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund production of 24 minute original sci-fi action anime Under the Dog.

During their industry panel at Otakon 2014 earlier today, international visual novel localizer and publisher MangaGamer announced their acquisition of Minori's visual novel *Eden. This acquisition is for two different versions of the visual novel,...

'Cowboy Bebop' Anime DVD/BD Gets Retailer Exclusives, Release Month Posted by Chris Beveridge August 9, 2014 at 05:31 PM Cowboy Bebop While a lot of the older Bandai Entertainment titles generate attention, one more than almost any other gets a lo...

An official website opened this Saturday announcing an anime adaptation of the mobile app game Bonjour Koiaji Pâtisserie (Bonjour Love Flavor Pâtisserie). The series will premiere in October on NTV On Demand, Niconico, and Hulu.

P. A. Works Teases 'Shirobako' Anime Series Posted by Chris Beveridge August 8, 2014 at 07:44 PM P. A. Works is generally regarded pretty well for the series that they work on as even when the story is weak, you can't help but to be drawn in by th...

A small world, indeed. I don't think there's any question Sasasegawa Sasami's arc is one of the simpler and more straightforward in the Little Busters anime repertoire. And in the end, it's probably one that depends on the audience having had a ...

Hello everyone, Kahotan here! (@gsc_kahotan) The first day of Autumn is here, but the Summer heat is still lingering on! I for one will get through the heat with my one-ice-cream-a-day policy! (｀・ω・´) Anyway, today I'm going to be taking a look at...

'Durarara! ! X2' Anime Gets Key Visual, Casting Reveal Posted by Chris Beveridge August 8, 2014 at 06:26 PM Durarara! ! X2 The second season of Durarara! ! has had a little bit of new information revealed after earlier this week we learned that t...

During their Otakon 2014 panel earlier today, MangaGamer announced their plans to adapt Chou Dengeki Stryker for the Steam platform at an unspecified date. The only difference between the original Chou Dengeki game and this Steam version is the om...

Police raids on Square Enix have been followed up by furious excoriation by SNK Playmore, condemning them for "major criminality," "completely insincere conduct," and "pernicious conduct" by way of explanation – and confirming that the company is ...

You may recall a gorgeous gothic visual novel we covered a few months ago, titled The House in Fata Morgana. The game takes place in a haunted mansion, where a mysterious maid guides you through the manor's history.

During their AKB48G Summer Festival 2D Club event, several members of the super idol group SKE48 shocked the audience by appearing in cosplay, and not just any cosplay as they came dressed up like the members of the animated idol group, μ's, from ...

From Shibuya to San Francisco the Japanese idol group Tokyo Girls' Style have made their mark as international pop sensations. The girls of Tokyo Girls' Style, Miyu Yamabe, Yuri Nakae, Ayano Konishi, Mei Shoji, and Hitomi Arai, made their debut in...

Square Enix and United Front Games have confirmed that they will be porting their 2012 action-adventure game Sleeping Dogs to the now current generation video game consoles and PC platforms from October 14th, 2014.

'Zephyr' Anime Gets Satelight & Rejet Collaboration Posted by Chris Beveridge August 8, 2014 at 11:10 PM Zephyr Collaborations can be pretty interesting things and one that's coming up this fall is a work called Zephyr, which is being done by anim...

Now that the Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider War feat. Super Sentai is now out on home video, here are some clips from the film that features a couple of Rider vs. Rider fights. First is Takumi Inui/Faiz vs.